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Tom Rosqui Biography (1928-)

Full name, Thomas Francis Rosqui; born June 12, 1928, in Oakland, CA; son ofAnthony (a traffic manager) and Sally (a salesperson; maiden name, Jardin) Rosqui; married Erica Fishman (an actress), August 18, 1963.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

actor

Birth Details

June 12, 1928

Oakland, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Caterer's man, The Cocktail Party, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1951, then Peter Quilpe, Biltmore Theatre, Los Angeles, CA,1951.
• Salarino, The Merchant of Venice, Club Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• Michael, The Fourposter, Red Barn Theatre, Westboro, MA, 1955.
• Elgin, The Country Girl, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Uncle, The Golddiggers, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Witch boy, The Dark of the Moon, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Steve Stackhouse, Separate Rooms, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Slater, The Moon is Blue, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Husband, Meet the Wife, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Freddie, Getting Gertie's Garter, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Chesney, Charlie's Aunt, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Husband, Apron Strings, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Psychiatrist, Champagne Complex, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Jose, Cradle Snatchers, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Levinson, East Lynne, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Billings, The Happiest Day of Your Life, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Jake, Sailor Beware, Red Barn Theatre, 1955.
• Johnny, Lullaby, Studio Theatre, Washington DC, 1956.
• Prescott, Wake Up, Darling, White Barn Theatre, Irwin, PA, 1956.
• Serensky, Anastasia, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Ferelli, The Fifth Season, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Bo Decker, Bus Stop, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Heathcliffe, Wuthering Heights, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Lefty McShane, The Hot Corner, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Glenn Griffin, The Desperate Hours, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Harris, Tea and Sympathy, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Jay, A Roomful of Roses, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Solid Gold Cadillac, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• The Seven Year Itch, White Barn Theatre, 1956.
• Callahan, Detective Story, Fred Miller Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1957.
• Michael, Jenny Kissed Me, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Tom, The Glass Menagerie, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Sanders, Harvey, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Pugh, Clutterbuck, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Segius, Arms and the Man, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Jay, A Roomful of Roses, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Jarvis, Member of the Wedding, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Nicky, Bell, Book, and Candle, Fred Miller Theatre, 1957.
• Michael, The Fourposter, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, MI, 1957.
• Bud, Anniversary Waltz, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Uncle Ben, The Little Foxes, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• The Count, Candlelight, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Gil, Janus, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Carl, Bus Stop, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Stanley Kowalski, Streetcar Named Desire, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Don Juan, Don Juan in Hell, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Johnny, Roberta, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Peg o' My Heart, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Write Me a Murder, Red Barn Theatre, Saugatuck, 1957.
• Paul, A Gift of Fury, The Actor's Workshop, San Francisco, CA, 1958.
• Hicky, The Iceman Cometh, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Biff, Death of a Salesman, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Cleante, The Miser, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Harry, Prometheus Found, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Dr. Bonfant, The Waltz of the Toreadors, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Oedipus, The Infernal Machine, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Dr. Sugar, Suddenly, Last Summer, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• The Messenger, Cock-a-Doodle-Dandy, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Clov, The Endgame, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Judge Hawthorn, The Crucible, The Actor's Workshop, 1958.
• Muscari, The Busy Martyr, The Actor's Workshop, 1959.
• George Dillon, Epitaph for George Dillon, The Actor's Workshop, 1959.
• Dick Dudgeon, The Devil's Disciple, The Actor's Workshop, 1960.
• Christian Melrose, Saint's Day, The Actor's Workshop, 1960.
• Eugene d'Ettouville, The Rocks Cried Out, The Actor's Workshop, 1960.
• Jerry, The Zoo Story, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Edgar, King Lear, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• John Tarleton, Misalliance, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Edmund, King Lear, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Musgrave, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Title role, Becket, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Douglas, Henry IV, Part 1, The Actor's Workshop, 1961.
• Two for the Seesaw, Tunn Theatre, Redwood City, CA, 1962.
• Malvolio, Twelfth Night, The Actor's Workshop, 1962.
• Tom, The Glass Menagerie, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Jack, Telegraph Hill, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• The Inquisitor, Galileo, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Theobald, The Underpants, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Sir Politick, Volpone, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Lord of the Inn, The Taming of the Shrew, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Aston, The Caretaker, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Ashuwa, The Caucasion Chalk Circle, The Actor's Workshop, 1963.
• Dangerfield, The Ginger Man, The Actor's Workshop, 1963, then 1964.
• Shannon, Night of the Iguana, The Actor's Workshop, 1963, then 1964.
• Prometheus, The Birds, The Actor's Workshop, 1963, then 1964.
• Uncle Vanya, The Actor's Workshop, 1965.
• (Broadway debut) Citizen Barere, Danton's Death, Lincoln Center Repertory Company, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1965.
• The Country Wife, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1965.
• Frantz, The Condemned of Altoona, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966.
• Limping man, The Caucasion Chalk Circle, Vivian Beaumont Theatre,1966.
• Neighbor, The Alchemist, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966.
• Victor, Yerma, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1966.
• Vitek, The East Wind, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1967.
• He, "Wandering," Henry James, "Stars and Stripes," Man, "Skywriting," Mr.Wilson, "Tour," He, "Camera Obscura," and Jebbie, "Rats," Collision Course (eleven-bill), Cafe Au Go-Go, New York City, 1968.
• Tom Jason, Brotherhood, St. Mark's Playhouse, New York City, 1970.
• Sergeant Match, What the Butler Saw, McAlpin Rooftop Theatre, NewYork City, 1970.
• Saul, L.A. under Siege, Studio Arena Theatre, Buffalo, NY, 1970.
• Capt. Paul Barret, Defender of the Faith, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1970.
• Harry, "Eli, the Fanaticon," Unlikely Heroes: 3 Phillip Roth Stories, Plymouth Theatre, 1971.
• Lucky, Waiting for Godot, Sheridan Square Playhouse, New York City, 1971.
• William Herndon, The Lincoln Mask, Plymouth Theatre, 1972.
• Steve Hubbel, A Streetcar Named Desire, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1973.
• The Vienna Notes, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1979.
• Jesse/Bush, The American Clock: A Mural for the Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, 1983.
• Driving around the House, South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa, CA, 1986.
• Tartuffe, Los Angeles Theatre Center, Los Angeles, CA, 1987.
• Fire marshall, Sarcophagus, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1988.
• The Geography of Luck, Los Angeles Theatre Center, 1990.
• Also appeared as Christy, The Playboy of the Western World, 1957;Canon, Shadow and Substance, 1957; and Jean-Paul Marat, Marat/Sade, 1966.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Bettor, Days of Wine and Roses, Warner Brothers, 1962.
• Henry, The Crazy Quilt, Farallon, 1966.
• Madigan, Universal, 1968.
• Private detective, The Thomas Crown Affair, United Artists, 1968.
• Defense Attorney Keller, The Pursuit of Happiness, Columbia, 1971.
• Rocco Lampone, The Godfather, Part II, Paramount, 1974.
• Jason Morgan, The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, New World Pictures,1976.
• General Sampson, MacArthur, Universal, 1977.
• Chief Gill, Defense Play, Trans World, 1988.
• Norman, Guilty by Suspicion, Warner Brothers, 1991.
• Also appeared as second patrolman, Heroes, 1977, and Hunter, Airport 77, 1977.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Detective Phelan, The Connection, ABC, 1973.
• Father, The Migrants, CBS, 1974.
• Fletcher, Dead Man on the Run, ABC, 1975.
• The New, Original Wonder Woman, ABC, 1975.
• Edwin Knopf, F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood, ABC, 1976.
• Amos Eran, Raid on Entebbe, NBC, 1977.
• Sergeant John Guffy, Lady of the House, NBC, 1978.
• Police commander, Act of Violence, CBS, 1979.
• Tom Burham, The Night the City Screamed, ABC, 1980.
• Barney French, Memorial Day, CBS, 1983.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Jason Maxwell, All My Children, ABC, 1972.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "The Office Party," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1954.
• "The Counsel," Kraft Television Theatre, NBC, 1955.
• Lineup, CBS, 1960.
• Voice of Edward Weston, "How Young I Was," and "The Strongest Way of Seeing," U.S.A.--Photography, National Educational Television, 1966.
• Phil, "A Party for Divorce," NT Television Theatre, National Educational Television, 1967.
• Unemployed man, "A Memory of Two Mondays," Great Performances, PBS, 1974.
• Fred, Zero Intelligence, ABC, 1976.*